tabla
[ tah-bluh, tuhb-luh ]
/ ˈtɑ blə, ˈtʌb lə /
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noun
a small drum or pair of drums of India tuned to different pitches and played with the hands.
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Origin of tabla
1860–65; earlier tubla<Hindi tablā<Arabic ṭabla, derivative of ṭabl drum
Words nearby tabla
tabetic arthropathy, tabetiform, tab-hang, tabi, tabinet, tabla, Tablas, tablature, table, tableau, tableau curtain
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tabla
/ (ˈtʌblə, ˈtɑːblɑː) /
noun
a musical instrument of India consisting of a pair of drums whose pitches can be varied
Word Origin for tabla
Hindu, from Arabic tabla drum
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